Part Time Cook (3:30pm - 7:30pm)

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $18.50 - $21.50
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Work Schedule

Day Shifts
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Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k plan
Life insurance
Disability insurance
flexible spending plan
Paid Time Off
Paid holidays
Free lunch
Paid professional development

Job Description

Tenfold Senior Living is a distinguished community-oriented organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of seniors through compassionate and innovative care services. With a strong commitment to quality, respect, and connection, Tenfold offers a nurturing environment where seniors feel valued and supported. The company prioritizes fostering meaningful relationships, offering enriching experiences, and ensuring residents' well-being in a safe and engaging atmosphere. As a reputable leader in senior living, Tenfold integrates holistic care approaches with personalized touchpoints that center on each resident's unique preferences and histories.

As part of Tenfold Senior Living's culinary team, the role of Cook carries significant responsibility and influence in shaping the dining experience for residents. This position is not just about cooking, but about delivering culinary excellence that comforts and engages. Working collaboratively in a dynamic kitchen setting, cooks create meals that resonate with the residents' memories, tastes, and nutritional needs. The role requires attentiveness to individual preferences as well as adherence to established culinary standards and safety regulations. Cooks at Tenfold play a crucial part in enriching the community life by preparing dishes that are interesting, surprising, traditional, and deeply personal to the seniors they serve.

The ideal candidate is passionate about food preparation within a team-focused environment and values connection with their community. This role is a genuine opportunity to grow culinary skills, gain experience in a specialized hospitality setting, and contribute meaningfully to the well-being of seniors. The Cook is expected to maintain highest cleanliness standards, ensure regulatory compliance, and support daily kitchen operations efficiently and safely. Work hours mostly fall between 3 pm and 7:30 pm over five days a week, including either a Saturday or Sunday, reflecting the organization’s commitment to resident-focused service during peak meal times.

Joining Tenfold Senior Living means becoming part of a vibrant, supportive culture that emphasizes core values like curiosity, creativity, resilience, compassion, intention, and contribution. The company also provides a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401k plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, holidays, free daily lunches, and opportunities for professional development. Furthermore, Tenfold is staunchly committed to maintaining a COVID-safe environment and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across its community and workforce. This Cook position is a full-time opportunity ideally suited for culinary professionals who seek meaningful work making a difference in the lives of seniors while building a rewarding career.

Job Requirements

  • Culinary and nutritional education preferred
  • ServSafe food handling certification preferred
  • One to three years of experience as a culinary team member
  • Knowledge of cooking methods and techniques
  • Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination for food preparation tasks
  • Experience interacting with seniors
  • Meets all applicable licensing and background checks
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Ability to work the required evening schedule including weekends
  • Must align with Tenfold core values

Job Qualifications

  • Culinary and nutritional education, preferred
  • ServSafe food handling certification, preferred
  • 1-3 years of experience being part of a culinary team
  • Demonstrated knowledge of cooking methods and techniques
  • Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing
  • Experience interacting with and deeply relating to seniors
  • Meets all applicable licensing and background requirements
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Alignment with Tenfold core values: curiosity, creativity, resilience, compassion, intention, and contribution
  • Ability to work 3 pm - 7:30 pm, 5 days per week (Saturday OR Sunday required)

Job Duties

  • Ensuring residents experience an excellent culinary experience with foods that are interesting, surprising, unique, comforting, traditional and reminiscent of their own life experiences
  • Follow standard procedures and best practices to ensure the meticulous cleanliness of the kitchen, servery and three dining venues
  • Follow standard procedures and best practices to maintain regulatory compliance with all applicable agencies on all matters related to food service and safety
  • Collaborate in preparing dishes based on resident orders, or based on agreed menu planning for residents in Harbor, consistent with recipes and standards established by the Culinary Director
  • Perform routine kitchen tasks, following the prep/production list created by management
  • Set up workstations and stock ingredients so that food can be prepared according to recipes
  • Measure ingredients and seasonings to be used in cooking
  • Label all ingredients prepared so they can be used in cooking

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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